05-06-2020, 09:59 PM
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I competed in 1000yd F-Class for a decade.
I would go along and have a look and introduce yourself before shelling out a cent. Watch them shoot a match see if they are people you want to get involved with. They should give you a shot of one of their guns unless there is something wrong with them. Check out the level of competition by the kit they have and the way they interact.
F-Class is not something you buy gear for and then decide you don't like it three months later. Not because it is expensive (which it is) but it's too specific to use for much else. If they are competitive then Grendel will not be a calibre they use. It will all be larger 6.5 calibres. Even in a heavier stock with a decent rest and scope your Grendel will only be equal on a windless or low wind day. As soon as that wind picks up you will be on the bottom of the leader board, unless you are a wind whisperer and there are plenty of indicators (flags, spinners, trees, grass) and it is visible - meaning there are no invisible vortices or spoils. The parameters of F-Class are that you handicap yourself by choosing such a slow calibre and nothing else you surround it with: best scope, rest, stock will make up for the way the wind pushes around the bullet on the way to the target.
Like I say, go down and have a look and a chat with these guys. Ask about their gear; it will likely be super heavy barrels, parallel stocks and high magnification scopes. Often the winner is decided before the first round is shot by how much money is spent on gear.
I competed in 1000yd F-Class for a decade.
I would go along and have a look and introduce yourself before shelling out a cent. Watch them shoot a match see if they are people you want to get involved with. They should give you a shot of one of their guns unless there is something wrong with them. Check out the level of competition by the kit they have and the way they interact.
F-Class is not something you buy gear for and then decide you don't like it three months later. Not because it is expensive (which it is) but it's too specific to use for much else. If they are competitive then Grendel will not be a calibre they use. It will all be larger 6.5 calibres. Even in a heavier stock with a decent rest and scope your Grendel will only be equal on a windless or low wind day. As soon as that wind picks up you will be on the bottom of the leader board, unless you are a wind whisperer and there are plenty of indicators (flags, spinners, trees, grass) and it is visible - meaning there are no invisible vortices or spoils. The parameters of F-Class are that you handicap yourself by choosing such a slow calibre and nothing else you surround it with: best scope, rest, stock will make up for the way the wind pushes around the bullet on the way to the target.
Like I say, go down and have a look and a chat with these guys. Ask about their gear; it will likely be super heavy barrels, parallel stocks and high magnification scopes. Often the winner is decided before the first round is shot by how much money is spent on gear.